The future bridegroom, known as Bolling, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter I. C. Knowles II of Palm Beach and Richmond.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

She is an executive with Bank of America in Richmond.

The bridegroom-to-be is a graduate of St. Christopher’s School in Richmond and of the University of Richmond.

He received both an MBA and a master’s degree in information technology management from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where his maternal grandmother, the late Brantley L. Bolling, was on the board of visitors.

He is an internet security specialist for the Commonwealth of Virginia.